Crawl Band Profiles

Spring Crawl 2006 Artist Profiles

By Laura Marrich and Marisa Demarco

Alex Maryol Band

alexmaryol.comAnimal: LlamaInfluences: Chuck Berry, SRV, John Mayer, FlickerstickGuilty listening pleasure: Kelly Clarkson, Averil Lavigne, John Mayer, No Doubt ... you know, the usual.Band snack: CoffeeAdvice for new bands: Don't be in music for the "lifestyle." Be in it because you love music.

Genre: MetalMotto: Rush the pitsAnimal: PythonGuilty listening pleasure: NWALittle-known fact: We all grew up together.Band snack: Doritos, Salsa Verde and Cool RanchAdvice for new bands: Write what you wanna write. Don’t take advice from outside sources that are not “in” the band.

At Fault

Sounds like: The Runaways meets Smashing Pumpkins (I’m told)Little-known fact: No one wears underwear.Band snack: Bud LightAdvice for new bands: Make friends with someone who works at Grandma’s Music.

Below the Sound

belowthesound.comGenre: Noise-rockMotto: We don’t have a fucking motto.Your fans are: Intelligent, good-looking and well-respectedAdvice for new bands: Get a job, punk.

Big Lips and the Skinny

biglipsandtheskinny.comGenre: Country, grunge, rockSounds like: Ween, Cake, Johnny Cash on pillsLittle-known fact: One of us has a fake lens in his eye.Band snack: Cheez-its

Sounds like: We got it going onMotto: Drink till she's pretty.Band snack: M&MsAdvice for new bands: Get the girls to love you

Caustic Lye

thelye.com, causticfuckinlye.comGenre: Heavy, heavy, heavyYour live show is: Rabid, abrasive, on pointGuilty listening pleasure: Aesop RockAdvise for new bands: Don't listen to your mom, because she will tell you that you are good no matter how bad you suck.

ColdSnap

coldsnapmusic.comGenre: Alternative rockAnimal: The phoenix, for how many times we’ve risen from the ashes Little-known fact: We have more arguments and discussions about the band than we have practices.Band snack: Hooter’s hot wings or beerAdvice for new bands: Don’t expect it to be easy or fun 100 percent of the time. Take the good with the bad and keep striving to improve and reinvent yourself. Be tolerant of each other.

Genre: Hardcore drumming, Latin percussionMotto: Never play the same show twice.Animal that best represents your band: Black pantherYour guilty listening pleasure: Irish musicBand snack: We have a tradition. At the beginning of the year, everybody cooks, and everybody comes over for dinner. We like to explore different kinds of food, mainly Peruvian food. Advice for new bands: Work really hard and don’t let it get to your head. It’s not about what you look like and how many people want to be friends. It’s about the community and your audience.

CrazyFool

crazyfoolvibes.comGenre: Funky rocksteady reggae, skaSounds like: Four gringos and an Ecuadorian playing reggae musicMotto: CrazyFool, the other white meat. Also, CrazyFool? More like GravyStool.Animal: WookieLittle-known fact: Our drum set once belonged to legendary ska outfit The Specials. It’s a vintage ’60s Burchwood Ludwig set that we picked up from Aitch Bembridge, original Specials member and Albuquerque native. It’s the same set they recorded “A Message to Rudy” and all their other hits on. They also used it on several world tours. It’s awesome to have that spirit and energy on stage with us when we perform. Advice for new bands: Get a real job! The bums always lose. The bums always lose.

thedirtynovels.comSounds like: Hip-shaking, love-making rhythmsMotto: Vintage and modern by designAnimal: GoldfishLittle-known fact: One of us doesn’t know how to drive.Band snack: Jack in the Box Sourdough Jacks (minus bacon for Pablo)Advice for new bands: Network with touring bands.

Edge Ultimate Band Contestant: Blind Dryve

Genre: Good ol' fashioned American rock 'n' rollAnimal: Ducks. Nobody hates ducks.Guilty listening pleasure: Patrick Swayze and David HasselhoffYour fans are: We really don't have any ... yet ... but we're hopefulAdvice for new bands: Quit school. That way you can practice way more.

Edge Ultimate Band Contestant: Possess and Conceal

Genre: Heavy metalMotto: All we possess and conceal will be released!!!Guilty listening pleasure: Kevin FederlineAdvice for new bands: Get a good soundman.

Ethereal Glow

Sounds like: Old Modest Mouse being lead by Aimee Mann and Dustin Kensrue of Thrice on acoustic guitar, with some Spanish guitar thrown in thereMotto: Cheers!Animal: Lisa's dog Roxy. It eats everything and craps on the rug.Little-known fact: 66 percent of the band is from Santa Fe, so Santa Feans can be cool, too.Advice for new bands: We're still pretty new, so we're not going around telling anyone else what to do.

Face Across the Floor

Genre: Progressive punkSounds like: The laughter of Dionysus and the bawling of DioAnimal: Do single-celled organisms count?Guilty listening pleasure: PrinceYour live show is: Debaucherous, orgiastic, volatile

fgfband.comSounds like: Southwestern funk for yo' mamaAnimal: Paper tigersLittle-known fact: None of the band members are actually felons.Band snack: Pemmican beef jerkyAdvice for new bands: Make friends with the media any way you can. Local papers, radio stations and television stations can become some of your finest allies.

The Foxx

the-foxx.comGenre: Rock and rollAnimal: I’ll give you one guess …Guilty listening pleasure: Juliet--That would without question be ABBA. I can’t speak for everyone, but I would love to reveal their guilty listening secrets! Zac--I think my entire record collection is probably considered guilty listening by most people. How about some Bay City Rollers?Band snack: Clearly Corn-Nuts, Dark chocolate M&M’s for Ryan and Juliet, Sparks for Zac.

Genre: Folk-rock, AmericanaMotto: Support local music!Animal: Silvery minnowLittle-known fact: We don’t believe in evolution.Favorite band snack: Emergen-CAdvice for new bands: Be as involved and as close to your musical community as possible. If you love music, learn and do everything in your power to educate yourself about it and be as involved as possible. Most importantly, support local music!

Ki

Sounds like: Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise's love child screamin' in the nightAnimal: PenguinLittle-known fact: Brandon from Minus Seven auditioned as our singer once.Your live show is: Wet, jumping, nudityBand snack: Full ThrottlesAdvice for new bands: Face Across the Floor will get you drunk if you make out with Freddie.

Kimo

socyermom.com/kimoGenre: Indie-folk-acousticAnimal: ChameleonYour live show is: Humorous, true, inspiringAdvice for new artists: Play, play, play! Just getting your name, face and music out to all the possible venues is key! Play the open mic nights. Play the new band nights. Play anything. People will start to notice!

Left Brain

Genre: Progressive, metalAnimal: Rabid dogInfluences: Complex circumstances, life and embarrassing momentsLittle-known fact: We are all nerds and dorks.Your live show is: Commanding, aggressive, wittyAdvice for new bands: Don’t be disinclined to think outside the box. Work hard and practice, practice, practice! Oh, did we mention practice?

Motto: Mountain punk, bluegrass funk.Little-known fact: Eric, Dan and Jamie have known each other since high school in Austin, Texas. We're a seven-piece. And we make people dance their tails off.Band Snack: WhiskeyAdvice for new bands: Spread the love. Spread the fun, and it'll all come back.

Liquid Cheese

liquidcheese.comGenre: Rock, reggae, Latin, ska, world beatSounds like: Ozomatli and P-Funk’s love childMotto: To be early is to be on time.Animal: Blue heeler/Australian Shepherd crossBand snack: Chico’s tacosAdvice for new bands: Stick with it. Always devote 100 percent and never forget why you started doing this.

memphisptails.blogspot.comMotto: Blues is blood.Animal: Black cat in the cornerLittle-known fact: The P. Tails evolved from a ’90s rock band called Shovelhead.Band snack: Whiskey of one kind or another, except Joe, who prefers insulin.

Mike Garcia

michaeljgarcia.comGenre: Acoustic SpanglishSounds like: A broken heartYour fans are: EasygoingSnack before or after a set: TunaAdvice for new bands: Don’t be scared.

The Mindy Set

themindyset.comMotto: We're in it for the money.Animal: Josh WilliamsInfluences: New wave, Manchester, punk, Art GarfunkelLittle-known fact: Josh really is the missing Beatle.Your fans are: Sweet, sensible drunksYour live show is a: Holy hand grenadeAdvice for new bands: Keep on rocking ’cause you're gonna get signed any day now.

Minus Seven

Genre: Hardcore metalSounds like: Ass rock!Guilty listening pleasure: Eminem, Depeche Mode, Fiona AppleAdvice for new bands: Don't give up right away just because big things do not happen for you immediately. Take your time and just keep playing the music you like to play. Don't change genres just because of what's popular, either. It will eventually fade away.

oldmanshattered.comGenre: Modern rockSounds like: Three Doors Down, Nickelback, Crossfade, etc. Animal: Lion (king of the jungle)Little-known fact: We once opened for Jessica Simpson. We are a rock band, lol.Advice for new bands: True success is to make champions of others.

Pan!c

Genre: Punk, Rock ’n’ rollSounds like: The Muffs meets The Platters meets The Ramones meets Yngwie MalmsteenAnimal: A caffeinated, flaming, tricycling, circus bearGuilty listening pleasure:The Muppets Movie SoundtrackBand snack: Fat Tire and kissesAdvice for new bands: Just get out and do it. Play live and play often. We booked our first show before we could play a set. If you wait till you’re ready, you never will be!

Genre: Rock, blues, funkMotto: There is no try, there is do or do not.

Radio La Chusma

elcaminomusic.comSounds like: Bob Marley and Celia Cruz had a baby and then raised him in Mexico. Or like Lenny Kravitz joined Sublime and toured Africa.Band snack: Beef jerkyAdvice for new bands: Just keep playing and ask questions. There are enough music brothers out there that will help guide you on your path.

Genre: Blues rockMotto: Play with 110 percent from the heart. All or nothing.Band Snack: Taos Cow ice creamAdvice for new bands: Never give up.

Scenester

socyermom.com/scenesterGenre: RockSounds like: Rock mixed with some rock and add a dash of, um, rock.Animal: Rhinoceros or the Sperm WhaleLittle-known fact: Roger’s curls are all natural. Luke rides a scooter and, yes, Leonard is that sexy in real life.Your live show is: Sweaty rock circusBand snack: Carne seca or pork skinsAdvice for new bands: Stay in school. Get yo’ degree first and then rock out. Buy the more experienced bands a drink.

SilverTongue

Genre: Rock 'n' roll

Skinny Fat

Sounds like: Funk and jazz infused hip-hop with turntablistic tendencies and a punk-rock demeanorAnimal: Gorilla (Java Man)Little-known fact: The band was created to support the album (
Great, Great, Great Gran’Pa 2004), which was already produced and released prior to the group’s forming in spring 2005.Band snack: Rival sucka MC rappersAdvice for new bands: Svengalian tactics work best in the context of beer. Build a name for the band before trying to talk cash.

Slik 50

Genre: Rockabilly

Soular

soular.usGenre: Rock and roll for the massesMotto: Everybody loves a good chocolate cakeAnimal: The beetle with an 'A'Little-known fact: We are all quite fond of Chaucer and Spike Lee joints.Your fans are: Tall, melancholy, literateYour live show is: Veni, Vedi, VinciBand snack: Hostess Sno-Balls and Yoo-HooAdvice for new bands: Listen here Lawdawgs, law don’t run around here, you see?

Stan Hirsh

stanhirsch.comGenre: Depends on mine and the audience’s moodAnimal: Human

Sterotyperider

Genre: Awesome rockSounds like: Pure awesomenessAnimal: ElephantInfluences: We did a covers EP, and these are the bands we covered: The Pixies, Fugazi, Seaweed, Archers of Loaf, The Cure, Quicksand and The DescendantsBand snack: Fritos and mayoThoughts on Albuquerque: Great place to party, awesome people and rockin' bandsThoughts on touring: It keeps us alive.

SuperGiant

myspace.com/supergiantSounds like: Psychedelia-laced, groove-oriented power rockMotto: We’ll try anything twice.Little-known fact: We all met through Rocksquawk.com. The lead guitarist and singer just found out they have the same birthday.

The Surf Lords

surflords.comSounds like: The beginning of the Pulp Fiction soundtrack.Animal: Dolphins, because they actually surf.Little-known fact: Only one member actually surfs.Your fans are: Good dancers Advice for new bands: Play some instrumental tunes. Don’t sing every song.

Tabularasa

Genre: Rock, hip-hop, punkMotto: Kicking a dead horse only gets your foot tired.Animal: Stray dogLittle-known fact: Started in 1999 in TaosAdvice for new bands: Longevity is the key to success.

Unit 7 Drain

unit7drain.comSounds like: Sonic Youth, The Pixies, The Cure, Longwave, A Cricket in Times Square, The KillersMotto: Give us liberty and also deathAnimal: BatLittle known-fact: We are the only band in the last decade or more to release a record on 8-track tape.Band snack: Veggie nuggets from Kai'sYour live show is: Explosive, destructive and beautiful

Winterlock

Genre: MetalMotto: Fuck work, make music. Release the scream.Guilty listening pleasure: Mariah CareyLittle-known fact: We are all in the Air Force.

The Ya Ya Boom Project!

Genre: RockomaholMotto: Rock with wingsAnimal: A porcupine, because it's kind of bomb-shaped.Band snack: Vegan stuff that’s around the practice houseAdvice for new bands: Keep playing. Don’t let anything people say affect you negatively. Be sturdy.

Zack Freeman

ialonemusic.netPractice space: At my shows. I work 40 hours a week, go to school and have two small kids … children, that is, not goats.Genre: Beatbox-based hip-hop folkSounds like: A capella on steroidsMotto: Save the world. Be a great parent.Little-known fact: My daughter is the star in the center of my heart, and my son is the papaya of my eye.Advice for new artists: Less talk, more music.